I Didn’t Get Any Cake

Nina: Now Milton, don’t be greedy, let’s pass it along and make sure everyone gets a piece.Milton Waddams: Yeah, but last time I didn’t receive a piece. And I was told…Nina: Just pass. [while the cake passes Milton mutters – eventually everybody but Milton gets a piece]Milton Waddams: [muttering] I could set the building on fire.

When you start getting your meetings bumped, your invitations dumped, and not receiving cake–is there any other conclusion than Milton’s underlying suspicion that he’s intentionally being choked off?

I understand that the time of one person at a higher level is more valuable, but one wasted hour of a higher level employee can erode hours worth of productivity. Bump people sparingly. Respect their time.